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Central Counterparty

A financial institution that assumes counterparty credit risk between parties to a transaction- that is, it takes on the credit...

Net Basis

A methodology which is used by an exchange clearinghouse to calculate the number of outstanding futures contracts in order to...

Termination of a Derivative Contract

A part of the derivative clearing function that involves ending the position in a derivative contract as a result of...

Clearing Margin

A margin which is posted by a member of a clearinghouse (in a process called clearing) so as to ensure...

Clearing

The processes undertaken by a specialized corporation, called a clearinghouse, in order to facilitate securities transactions. That includes: validation, delivery...

CH

It stands for clearing house; a firm that undertakes guaranteeing the performance and contractual fulfillment of the parties to the...

Clearing Corporation

A firm that undertakes guaranteeing the performance and contractual fulfillment of the parties to the transactions of exchange-traded derivatives (ET...

Clearing House

A firm that undertakes guaranteeing the performance and contractual fulfillment of the parties to the transactions of exchange-traded derivatives (ET...

Clearinghouse

A firm that undertakes guaranteeing the performance and contractual fulfillment of the parties to the transactions of exchange-traded derivatives (ET...

Cleared Derivative

A derivative contract that, like an OTC derivative, is negotiated bilaterally (privately) between the two parties and is booked with...